Unit5Music单元测评习题必修第二册

第五单元测评

（时间:120分钟总分值:150分）

第一局部听力（共两节,总分值30分）

第一节（共5小题;每题1.5分,总分值7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确

选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅

读一遍。

1.Whendoesthestorecloselate?

A.OnThursdaysandFridays.

B.OnTuesdaysandFridays.

C.OnTuesdaysandThursdays.

2.Whowillprobablyholdaparty?

A.Thewoman,sfriend.

B.Theman.

C.Theman'sfriend.

3.Whatdoesthewomanneedbadly?

A.Apairofshoes.

B.Adress.

C.Acupboard.

4.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Enjoyingtheirhoneymoon.

B.Attendingawedding.

C.Seeingamovie.

5.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?

A.Shegavehermotheragift.

B.Shedancedwithherfriend.

C.Shedidsomeshopping.

第二节（共15小题;每题1.5分,总分值22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每题5秒钟;听完后,各

小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。

6.WhydoesMikecallMary?

A.Toremindherofthetrip.

B.Toinviteherparentstothetrip.

C.Toaskhertohandinthereport.

7.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Wednesday.B.Friday.C.Sunday.

听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。

8.Whendoestheshopcloseatweekends?

A.At6:00p.m.

B.At6:30p.m.

C.At9:00p.m.

9.Howmuchwillthewomangetforthefirstthreeweeks?work?

A.$1,200.

B.$1,400.

C.$1,800.

听第8段材料,答复第10至12题。

10.Whatsizeofsuitdoesthemanwant?

A.Size40.B.Size42.C.Size44.

11.Whichcolourdoesthemanwantespecially?

A.Darkgrey.

B.Blue.

C.White.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondsuit?

A.Itismadeofexpensivematerial.

B.Itdoesn'tmatchtheman'sskin.

C.Itisslightlytightinthecollar.

听第9段材料,答复第13至16题。

13.Whathasthewomanbeendoingthisafternoon?

A.Lookingattheapartmentads.

B.Readinginterestingnews.

C.Decoratingherapartment.

14.Whenwillthespeakershaveababy?

A.In8weeks.

B.In6months.

C.In8months.

15.Whatdoesthemandecidetodo?

A.Applyforanewjob.

B.Lookatsomeapartments.

C.Moveoutoftheapartmentimmediately.

16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thespeakers,apartmenthasadiningroom.

B.Thewomanwantsanextrabedroom.

C.Thewomangotaraiselastmonth.

听第10段材料,答复第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeakertalkingabout?

A.Hermother.

B.Herfriend.

C.Herfather.

18.Whydidthespeakerconsiderherselflucky?

A.Shewastheonlychildinherfamily.

B.Shehadherfatheraroundallthetime.

C.Herparentswerewealthy.

19.Wheredidthespeakergetontheschoolbus?

A.Atthebusstoptwoblocksaway.

B.Neartheusualbusstop.

C.Besideherhouse.

20.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?

A.Sheoftenmadecallstoherfatherincollege.

B.Shewasindependentinhighschool.

C.Sheusedtodothecookingforherfather.

第二局部阅读理解（共两节,总分值40分）

第一节（共15小题;每题2分,总分值30分）

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。

A

Whetheryou,reaboyoragirlandwhetheryou'reafreshmanora

senior,developingthefollowingskillswillhelpyouachievesuccessinschooland

inlife.

Timemanagement.Therearejust24hoursineachday.Whatyoudowiththattime

makesallthedifference.Whilehighschoolstudentshaveanaverageof35hoursper

weekofclasstime,collegestudentshaveanaverageof15to18hoursperweek.Manage

yourfreetimewiselyandyou'11makefulluseofeachday.

Goodstudyhabits.Ifyou'vegotthem,it,sgreat.Ifnot,there,sstilltimeto

developthem.Goodstudyhabitsincludethefollowing:

•Alwaysbepreparedforclass,andattendclassesregularly.Nocutting!

,Finishhomeworkinatimelymanner.

,Reviewyournotesdailyratherthanstudyforteststhenightbefore.

,Setasidequiettimeeachdayforstudy,evenifyoudon'thavehomeworkor

atestthenextday!

Goodnote-taking.Youcan'tpossiblysetdowneverythingtheteachersayssince

wetalkatapaceofabout225wordsperminute.But,youdoneedtosetdowntheimportant

materials.Note-takingshouldbeinawaythat,sthemosthelpfultoyou.Youcantry

writingnotesondifferentcolouredcards.Ifyoureallyhaveaproblemwith

note-taking,youmightaskyourteacherifyoucanrecorddailylessons.Dowhatever

ittakes!

Reviewofdailynotes.Don,twaituntilthenightbeforethetesttoreviewyour

notes.Gooveryournoteseachdaywhilethelectureisstillfreshinyourmind.Add

anymissingpiecespareyournoteswithaclassmate'snotes.Reviewyournotes

eachdaytoimproveyourlearningandbuildtowardsyourfinalgoal:masteryofthe

subjectorskill.

21.Ifyouwanttoformgoodstudyhabits,youshould.

A.getthemasearlyasyoucan

B.studyforteststhenightbefore

C.setdownalltheteachersays

D.gooveryournoteseveryday

22.Whatisthemainadvantageofreviewingdailynotes?

A.Tohelpwritedowntheimportantmaterials.

B.Tosolvesomeproblemswithnote-takingtimely.

C.Tohelpyoutomasterthesubjectgreatly.

D.Toaddanymissingpiecestoyournotes.

23.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TipsforStudentstoAchieveSuccess

B.WiseTimeUseandManagement

C.TheImportanceofGoodStudyHabits

D.GoodNote-takingandReviewofDailyNotes

Robbywas11whenhismotherdroppedhimoffforhisfirstpianolesson.Iprefer

thatstudentsbeginatanearlierage.Robbyinsistedthatithadalwaysbeenhis

mother?sdreamtohearhimplaythepiano,soItookhiminasastudent.

RobbytriedandtriedwhileIlistenedandencouragedhimandgavehimmore

instructions.Buthejustdidnothaveanyinbornability.

Ionlysawhismotherfromadistance.Shealwayswavedandsmiledbutnevercame

in.ThenonedayRobbystoppedcomingtoourlessons.Ithoughtaboutcallinghimbut

Iguessedhehaddecidedtotrysomethingelse.

Iwasalsogladthathestoppedcomingfonthesakeofmycareer.However,several

weeksbeforetherecital（演奏会）ofmystudents,Robbycame,tellingmethathenever

stoppedpractisingandbeggedmetoallowhimtotakepart.IagreedbutImadehim

performlastintheprogramme,soIcouldalwayssavehispoorperformancethrough

my“curtaincloser”.

IwassurprisedwhenheannouncedthathehadchosenonepieceofMozart?s.Never

hadIheardapieceofMozart,splayedsowellbysomeoneathisage.Whenhe

finished,everyonewascheering.

IranupandputmyarmsaroundRobbyinjoy."I'veneverheardyouplaylike

that,Robby!How?dyoudoit?〃

“Well,MissHondorf.DoyourememberItoldyoumymomwassick?Actuallyshedied

thismorning.Shewasborndeafsotonightwasthefirsttimeshecouldhearmeplay.I

wantedtomakeitspecial.IknewIcould.〃Thatnight,RobbywastheteacherandI

wasthestudent.Hetaughtmesomanyimportantthingsaboutlife.

24.WhydidRobbystopcomingtothepianolessonssuddenly?

A.Helostheartandbelievedthathewouldnevermakeit.

B.Hismotherwastoosicktosendhimtothepianolessons.

C.Hethoughthisteacherdislikedhim.

D.Hismotherdiedandhedidn'tneedtoplayanylonger.

25.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterthoughtplayingthepianoshouldn'tstarttoolate.

B.ThewriterthoughtthatRobbyhadgivenupthepianolesson.

C.ThewritertaughtRobbycarefullyalthoughhehadn'tagiftformusic.

D.NooneelsecouldplaythepieceofMozartswell.

26.Fromtheunderlinedsentencewecaninferthat.

A.thewriterlookeddownuponRobbyanddislikedhim

B.thewriterthoughtRobbyabadadvertisementforhisteaching

C.withRobbypresent,theotherchildrencouldn,tplaywell

D.thewritercouldn'tteachsomanystudentsatatime

27.WhatdidthewriterlearnfromRobby?

A.Themeaningoftruelove.

B.Themeaningofgivingupnecessarily.

C.Themeaningofbeingkindtoteachers.

D.Themeaningofbelievinginteachers.

C

Musicisnotjustasetofsoundsandrhythms.Itsinfluenceonthebrainismuch

deeperthananyotherhumanexperience.Keeponreadingtoknowallthoseamazingpowers

ofmusic.

Arecentstudysuggeststhatpreterm（早产的）babiesappeartoexperienceless

painandfeedmorewhenlisteningtomusic.ExpertsledbyDr.ManojKumarofthe

UniversityofAlberta,Canada,foundthatmusichadabeneficialeffectonreducing

painforpretermbabiesexperiencingpainfulmedicaltests.Italsoappearedtobenefit

full-termbabiesduringoperations.

Manypeopleexperiencingbraindamagehavespeechandmovement-related

problems.Musiccanhelprecoverfrombraininjuries.Asadifferentandeffective

treatment,doctorsoftenadvisesuchpatientstolistentogoodmusictoimprovethe

partsofthebrainresponsibleforthesetwofunctions.Whenpeoplewith

neurological（神经系统的）disordershearamusicalbeat,ithelpsthemtoregaina

balancedwalk.

Thoughmusiccannotmakedeafnessdisappear,itreallycanstaveoffthelossof

hearing.Therewasanexperimentinvolving163peoplewhere74were

musicians.Participantswereaskedtopasssomelisteningtests.Musiciansheardthe

soundsbetterthannon-musicians,andthisdifferencegetsclearerwithage.Thismeans

thata70-year-oldmusicianhearsbetterthana50-year-oldnon-musician,evenina

noisyenvironment.

Besides,musicmendsabrokenheart.Itisnotaboutathrown-awaylove,butabout

aheartattack.Thematteristhatmusiccanhelppeoplerecoverfromaheartattack

orheartoperationbyreducingbloodpressure,slowingdowntheheartbeatrate,and

reducinganxiety.Listeningtothequalitymusicproducespositiveemotions,improves

themovementofblood,andexpandsbloodvessels,thus,promotingquickrecoveryofthe

wholecardiovascular（心血管的）system.

28.Howdoesmusicaffectpretermbabies?

A.Ithelpsreducetheirpain.

B.Ithelpsdeveloptheirpotentialinmusic,

C.Ithelpsimprovetheirhearingsystems.

D.Ithelpsrepairtheirneurologicalsystems.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“staveoff"inParagraph4meaninChinese?

A.导致B.增强

C.延缓D.促进

30.Whycanmusicmendabrokenheart?

A.Ithasapositiveeffectonhumanbodysystems,work,

B.Itcanhelppeoplepreventdiseasescausedbyanxiety,

C.Ithelpsmakeapersonfeeloptimisticaboutlife,

D.Itcanhelppatientsrecoverinaslowway.

31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whocanbenefitfrommusic

B.Thebesttimetolistentomusic

C.Thewaytochoosequalitymusic

D.Howmusicaffectsourmindandbody

D

OnNov.18,1995,ItzhakPerlman,theviolinist,cameonstagetogiveaconcert.If

youhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcert,youknowthatgettingonstageisnosmall

achievementforhim.Hewasstrickenwithpolio（小儿麻痹症）asachild,andsohewalks

withtheaidoftwocrutches（拐杖）.

Theaudiencesatquietlywhilehemadehiswayacrossthestagetohischairand

beganhisplay.Butthistime,somethingwentwrong.Justashefinishedthefirstfew

bars,oneofthestringsonhisviolinbroke.Wethoughtthathewouldhavetostop

theconcert.Buthedidn't.Instead,hewaitedamoment,closedhiseyesandthen

signaledtheconductortobeginagain.

Ofcourse,anyoneknowsthatitisimpossibletoplayapleasantworkwithjust

threestrings.Iknowthat,andyouknowthat,butthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefused

toknowthat.

Whenhefinished,therewasabreathtakingsilenceintheroom.Andthenpeople

roseandcheered.Therewasanextraordinaryoutburstofapplausefromeverycorner

oftheauditorium（礼堂）.

Hesmiled,wipedthesweatfromhisbrowandthenhesaid,“Youknow,sometimes

itistheartist'stasktofindouthowmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewithwhatyou

haveleft."

ThispowerfullinehasstayedinmymindeversinceIheardit.Andwho

knows?Perhapsthatisthemeaningoflife一notjustforartistsbutforallofus.

So,perhapsourtaskinthisfast-changing,puzzlingworldinwhichweliveisto

makemusic,atfirstwithallthatwehave,andthen,whenthatisnolongerpossible,to

makemusicwithwhatwehaveleft.

32.WhatmadeItzhakPerlman,sperformanceattheconcertspecialonNov.18,1995?

A.Hewasrecoveringfromanoperation.

B.Hewaslateforthestage.

C.Hehadaquarrelwiththeaudience.

D.Hisstringofviolingotbroken.

33.Whydidn'tItzhakPerlmanacceptthefactonthestage?

A.Hewasapersonofselfpride.

B.Hethoughttheaudiencedidn'tseethat.

C.Hedecidedtosucceedwithfewestconditions.

D.Hedidn'tseethestringgetbrokenatall.

34.WhydidtheaudiencegiveheatedclapstoItzhakPerlman?

A.Theyweremovedbyhisdisease.

B.Theyweremovedbyhisspirit.

C.Theywerelaughingathisaction.

D.Theywereencouraginghimtocheerup.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whenyoulosethemostimportantthing

B.Howcanyougiveitupeasily?

C.Playingaviolinwiththreestrings

D.Playingaviolintoyourself

第二节（共5小题;每题2分,总分值10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

Toooftenawrongviewgetsaroundusthatitisourphysicalconditionsthat

makeushappyorunhappy.Asaresult,physicalconditionshavebeenoverstated.

36,thatis,goodstandardofliving,highgoalsthatwewantto

achieve,surroundingourselveswithanicehouse,nicecars,niceclothes,etc._

37.Butmanytimesonceweachieveourgoalsandaresurroundedbywhatwethought

wouldmakeushappy,wearestillunhappy.Alsoontheotherendofthestick,many,many

peopleareunhappynow,becausetheyhavenotachievedtheirgoalsand38,which,as

aresult,addstotheirdissatisfactionwithlife.

Sothisiswhysomanypeoplekeepthemselvesformostoftheirlivesinastate

ofincompletenessandunhappiness,andthisiswhysomanysupersuccessfulpeople

stillaren,thappy.Thereasonisthat39.Theythinkthattheuniverseshould

givethemwhattheywantfirstandthenthey'11behappy.Butthatjustputsabarrier

inbetweenthemandhappiness,becauseofthewaytheuniverseissetup.

Themessagehereistounderstandthatyourdesirestellyouwhereyouwantto

putyourfocusinyourlife;however,40Youmakeyourselfhappyfromtheinside

out.Nottheoutsidein.Donotrequirecertainconditionsbemetforyour

happiness,becauseitwon'tworkanyway.

A.Wehavedifferentwaystogetwhatreallymakesushappy

B.theydon'thavewhattheywantinlife

C.Wesetouttogethappybytryingtocontrolallthewonderfulconditionsaround

ourselves

D.theyarenevertheretobefoundinlife

E.theyshouldnotcontrolyourhappinessinthismoment

F.Wemaythinkthisisthekeytoourhappiness

G.theydon'trealisehowtogethappy

第三局部语言知识运用（共两节,总分值45分）

第一节（共20小题;每题1.5分,总分值30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

正确选项。

“Hi!Howareyou?”Awomansmiledasshetooktheseatbesideme.Shehadtolower

herselfslowly,squeezingherfatbodyintotheseat,41allavailablespace.I42

alittletowardsthewindow,feelingworriedsilentlyaboutthelonghoursof43

Iwasgoingtoexperiencewiththiswomanbesideme.

Shesaid,“MynameisLaura.I'mfromBritain.Ifwe'regoingtospendsixhours

sidebysideonthis44,we'dbetterbefriends."Thenshestartedaconversation

withmeanddidn't45myunfriendlyreactions.Shetalked46aboutherself

andhertriptoHongKong.

Igaveherone-wordanswerstoherquestionsaboutme.Notaffectedbymy_

47,shenoddedasshemade48aboutmyanswers.Shewaswarmandconsiderate,

49thatIhadroomtostretchinmyseat.Icouldn,thelpbutletdownmy50

slowly.Laurawasaninterestingconversationalist.Duringourconversation,Laura_

51tomakeeverycrewmemberontheplanewho52uswalkawaylaughingather

jokes.

IaskedLaura,“Haveyouever53losingsomeweight?”"No.Idon'ttrust

theadvertisementsfromslimmingcentresatall.〃“Youaren?tworriedaboutthe

diseasesthatcomewithbeing54?”"Notatall.Youonly55thediseasesif

you'reworriedaboutyourweightallthetime.Ieat56andwalkregularly;I,m

thissize57Iwasborntobebig!Thereismoretolifethanworryingaboutweight

alldaylong.〃Shedrankherwine."Besides,VmgivensomuchhappinessthatIneed

a58bodytoholdallofit!WhywouldIloseweighttolosemyhappiness?”

59byherunusualreasoning,Ismiled.Isuddenly60thatLaurawasthe

mostbeautifulwomanIhadevermetinmylife.

41.A.findingB.making

C.fillingD.clearing

42.A.walkedB.turned

C.movedD.backed

43.A.noiseB.discomfort

C.silenceD.tiredness

44.A.busB.train

C.flightD.ship

45.A.lookintoB.takenoticeof

C.lookforD.takecontrolof

46.A.nervouslyB.angrily

C.sadlyD.excitedly

47.A.coldnessB.disappointment

C.doubtD.disbelief

48.A.notesBmerits

C.predictionsD.conclusions

49.A.findingoutB.believingin

C.makingsureD.feelinglike

50.A.attentionB.attitude

C.ideaD.guard

51.A.managedB.pretended

C.forgotD.failed

52.A.chargedB.blamed

C.servedD.warned

53.A.sufferedfromB.caredabout

C.benefitedfromD.thoughtabout

54.A.overweightB.critical

C.embarrassedD.anxious

55.A.controlB.get

C.ownD.remove

56.A.slowlyB.hardly

C.healthilyD.probably

57.A.ifB.because

C.thoughD.until

58.A.biggerB.thinner

C.lowerD.longer

59.A.WorriedB.Upset

C.SurprisedD.Frightened

60.A.provedB.imagined

C.realisedD.remembered

第二节（共10小题;每题1.5分,总分值15分）

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Somestudentswhohadgraduatedvisitedtheiruniversityprofessor.The

conversationsoonturnedinto61._(complain)aboutstressinworkandlife.Tooffer

hisguestscoffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand62.(return)

withapotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups一porcelain,plastic,glass,some

plain-lookingandcheap,somenice-lookingandexpensive-63.(tell)themtohelp

themselvestothecoffee.

64.waswhenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhandthathesaid,“Allthe

nice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeentakenup,withtheplain-lookingandcheapones

65..(leave)behind.Actually,thecupitselfaddsnoqualitytothe

coffee.66.allofyoureallywantiscoffee,notthecup.Youconsciously(有意地)went

forthebestcups,67.thenyoubeganeyeingothers'cups.”

“Nowconsiderthis:Lifeisthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsociety

arethecups,whicharejusttools68._(hold)andcontainlife.Thetypeofcupwe

havedoesnotchangethequalityoflife.Ifweconcentrateonlyonthecups,wewill

fail69.(enjoy)thecoffee.I70.(true)hopethatyouwillneverletthecupsdrive

you.Enjoythecoffeeinstead.r，

第四局部写作(共两节,总分值35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每题1分,总分值10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有

10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Hereismyideaabouthowafriendislike.Firstly,afriendissomeoneyoucan

shareyoursecretsto.Ifyoutellhimasecret,hewillnevertalksaboutitwithanybody

else.Besides,afriendisalwaysgoodlistenerwhenyouneedone.Afterhearyoursad

stories,hewillsaysomewordsthatisniceandwarm.Still,yourhappinessmakeshim

happilytoo.What,smore,agoodfriendiswillingtoofferthehelptowhichyou

need,orcanatleastgiveyousomeadvices.Inaword,friendsarethoseyoulikeand

trust,andyouwillenjoyeveryminutethatyouspentwiththem.

第二节书面表达(总分值25分)

音乐在我们的生活中起着重要的作用,生活中不能缺少音乐。音乐可以帮助我们调节情绪:

紧张的时候音乐可以使我们轻松,忧伤的时候音乐可以使我们快乐。请根据以上提示用英语写

一篇100词左右的短文,谈谈音乐的重要性,可适当发挥。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Musicisplayinganimportantpartinourlife.

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

W:IthoughtthedepartmentstoreclosedlatefromTuesdaythroughFridaynight.

M:No,justThursdaysandFridays.

(Text2)

M:HaveyougotanyplansforNewYear'sDay?

W:Yes.I'vebeeninvitedovertomyfriend'shouse.

(Text3)

W:Honey,Ineedanewpairofshoes.

M:Shoes?Maybewe'11needtobuyanothercupboard,too.

W:Iknow,butIhavenoshoestomatchmynewdress.

(Text4)

W:Isn'tMaryabeautifulbride?

M:Yes,sheis,indeed.Johnlooksveryhappy,too.

(Text5)

M:Whatdidyoudoyesterdayevening?

W:Iwentshoppingwithmymotherandboughtalotofthings.

(Text6)

W:Hello.

M:Hello,Mary.It?sMike.Wereceivedaletterlastweekaboutthegeographyfield

trip.Ijustwanttoremindyouthatitneedstobesignedbyyourparents,anditshould

behandedintomorrow.

W:AreweleavingonSundayorMondayforthetrip?

M:Alltheinformationisgivenintheletter.Finaldetailswillbepostedonthenotice

boardonFridaymorning,thedayaftertomorrow.

W:OK.Thankyou,Mike.

M:You,rewelcome.

(Text7)

W:MrJackson,Iwonderifyoustillneedanyshopassistants.

M:Yes,westillneedtwo.Soareyouinterestedinworkingwithus?

W:Yes.Howlongistheshopopeneveryday?

M:Usuallyitopensat9:00inthemorningandclosesat6:00intheafternoon.But

atweekendsitcloseshalfanhourlater.

W:Isee.Whatisthepaylike?

M:Forthefirstthreeweeksyou'11bepaidabout400dollarsaweek.Ifyouwork

hard,youcanearnasmuchas600dollarsfromthefourthweek.

(Text8)

W:MayIhelpyou,sir?Comeinandhavealook.

M:OK.I’dliketolookatsomesuits.I'11beattendingabigconferencethiscoming

week.

W:Allright.Thisway,please.Whatsizedoyouwear?

M:Iwaswearingsize40justafewmonthsago,butI'vegainedsomeweightrecently,so

IthinkIneedasize42.1'despeciallylikesomethingingrey.

W:Howaboutthisone?

M:Itfeelsquitenice.ButI'dlikeitbetterifitwereabitdarker.Thisseemstoo

lightforwinter.

W:Allright.Letmeshowyousomethingdarkerthen.Howaboutthisone?

M:Thematerialisquitenice,butthesuitseemsalittletightinthecollar.Andthe

colourseemsalittlelight.Don?tyouhaveanythingindarkergrey?

W:Howaboutsomethinginadarkercolourinanothermaterial?

well,no,that,sallright.Sorrytobotheryou.

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M:Honey,whatareyoudoingwithyournoseinthenewspaperalltheafternoon?Isit

reallythatinteresting?

W:I'mnotinterestedinthenewspaper,buttheadsinit.Theapartmentads.

M:What?Apartment?

W:Don'tyouthinkweshouldgetalargerapartment?

M:Whatdoyoumean?Thisapartmentisfine.It'sbigenoughforus.

W:It'sobviousthatthisapartmentistoosmall.Wedon'tevenhaveadining

room.We'velivedheresinceweweremarried.It,stimewemoved.

M:Fdratherstayhere.Ilovethisoldplace.Besides,wedon,tneedallthatextra

room.

W:Yes,wedo.Weneedalargerapartmentwithanextrabedroom.Thenit'11bemore

comfortableforourbaby.

M:0urbaby?Waitaminute.Canyousaythatagain?Arewehavingababy?

W:Yeah,wearegoingtohaveababyineightmonths.It'strue.I'vebeenwaitingfor

therightmomenttosurpriseyouwiththenews.

M:0h,dear.Thisisahugesurprise!Whydidn'tyoutellmeearlier?!canhardlybelieve

it.Butwherewillwegetenoughmoneytomovetoalargerapartment?

W:Don,tworry.Wecanaffordamoreexpensiveapartment.Yougotaraiselastmonth

andmysalarycertainlyhelps.

M:Well,yes,goodpoint.Iguessweshouldlookatafewapartments.

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W:Wealllikeourparents,becausetheygiveustoomuchloveandcare.NowI'dlike

totalkaboutmydeardad.MydadisauMrMom〃.Hewas50yearsoldwhenIwasborn.I

didn,tknowwhyhewas